Which to use
“verarsche” and “verarscht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,699
- “verarsche” frequency rank
- #9,999
- “verarscht” frequency rank
- 46698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verarsche | verarscht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verarschen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verarschen |
Where the eye mixes verarsche and verarscht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verarsche (CVCVCCCCV) and verarscht (CVCVCCCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses verarsche with verarscht
A purely visual mix-up. verarsche ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaʁʃə]) and verarscht ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaʁʃt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “verarsche” becomes t in “verarscht”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verarsche is recorded at frequency rank #36,699, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaʁʃə]. verarscht is at rank #9,999, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaʁʃt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46698, this pair ranks #1,310,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verarsche vs verarscht
Shared letters: acehrsv. Private to "verarsche": -. Private to "verarscht": t.
"verarsche" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCCV · "verarscht" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verarsche" for "verarscht" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verarsche" or "verarscht"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verarsche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verarscht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,310,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verarsche" and "verarscht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verarscht vs verwischt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,310,122 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.